The Machrihanish Golf Club

Est 1876 | The Historic Links Golf Club & Course

Charity Open Results

2014_05_17

17th May Charity Open

The
Charity Open in aid of RSPCC/Children First and MacMillan Cancer
Support was played on an overcast day with heavy downpours. The
gents’ section attracted a field of 110 players with visitor Bob
Bishop, from Prestwick, winning with an excellent nett score of
65. Clearly Bob relishes playing the testing Machrihanish links
having won the same competition last year. Runner up was local
player Graham Husband with a fine nett score of 68. Graham
pipped visitors Peter Watson and Stuart Dalziell, third and
fourth respectively, by virtue of a better inward half on the
count back, despite having a seven at the last hole.

In
the scratch competition, reigning club champion, Oliver Armour,
shot a superb 68 in the last game out. Out in an incredible 30
with 4 birdies in a row from the 6th, Oliver dropped
shots at the par threes coming in with the strenghtening wind
making the back nine a much stiffer test. Runner up was former,
four times club champion, George MacMillan with a 72. Alan Ewing
and Drumlemble youngster, Dean Ratcliff, returned 74’s for third
and fourth place.

In the
ladies’ section, club champion, Ann Gallacher, recorded a superb
83 less 10, nett 73 to win by a massive margin. Ann’s score
would have been even better if she hadn’t gone out of bounds at
the17th, during the heavy rain, and ran up an 8. The scratch
winner was visitor Liz McLarty Jones with a 92.

Captain,
David Rankin, handed over cheques for £500 each to Lorna Millar,
MacMillan Cancer Support and Ailsa Colville, Children First. The
proceeds on the day were enhanced by the raffle and both
charities were most thankful to the host, Machrihanish Golf
Club, for their continued support, to those who donated raffle
prizes and to the players for their very generous support.